I need a Wi-Fi access point that also acts as a switch

[Mystique]

Something that looks like what you're asking for could be this one from Ubiquity

https://inwall-hd.ui.com

An ethernet input and 4 GB outputs + wifi 2.4 and 5
You can put the POE injector where the current router in the living room is

What might stop you here is the price, which is not cheap for occasional use

[Dixman]

@cobito said in I need a wifi access point that also acts as a switch:>

If I understand correctly, what @Dixman wants is what @kynes, @Sylver, and @Fassou have commented, but in a very specific format that is a device that plugs directly into the wall. That is, a kind of access point with a couple of RJ45 connectors in a plug format (all in one). Or in other words, it shouldn't be the device plus the power supply, which I think is what we're all thinking from the beginning.

To be honest, I've never seen anything like that. The closest thing I can think of is a PLC with wifi and two or three RJ-45 connectors like this one. If it allows you to configure the access point in the way you want, it's easy. The only thing you would have to do is forget that it has PLC. What I don't know is if there are other devices that don't come with PLC and are cheaper.

Thanks Cobita but it's not exactly what I'm looking for. What you've put is similar. In that device, the network "reaches" it via wifi and acts as a repeater and also broadcasts through the 2 ethernet ports.

I need the same thing but the network reaches it through one of the ethernet ports and then repeats it through the other ethernet and wifi.

[kynes]

@Dixman Do I understand then that you are looking for something like this but that also includes the integrated wall power supply?

https://www.amazon.es/GL-iNet-GL-AR750-300Mbps-pre-Installed-Included/dp/B07712LKJM

[Fassou]

@Dixman I still don't know what label you can put on the neutral router option.

[whoololon]

I think what you're looking for is a WiFi extender with two RJ45 ports, one for input and another for output.

Yes, there are some for around €30 up to how much you want to spend, you plug it into the wall, connect the cable from the main router and off you go; plus you have a free port in case you want to connect another device by cable. You can also use them as a signal repeater, but they lose a lot of their charm.

Link.
Link.

I put these as something indicative, but it should be noted that the ports are usually 10/100, nothing Gigabit.

And I'm not going to be a pain about how the best thing would be a neutral router... but the best thing would be a neutral router.

[Dixman]

Thanks to everyone for your responses, but I still stand by my decision.

Look, I have a repeater like this:

I have it set up as an access point.
I have the outlet where I have it plugged in, and the RJ-45 jack from the company router also reaches there.
So I have the device plugged into the power outlet and also connected to the RJ-45 jack with a 20 cm RJ45 cable.

This way I have WIFI in the area and I don't lose the outlet, BUT the device only has one RJ-45 jack that it's using to connect to the router.

I've seen models that have 2 RJ-45 jacks. They also call them WAN (the one that's supposed to go to the router) and LAN (the one that's supposed to be for connecting "clients") but they always lack something, either they don't have a 230V outlet, or they're not 5G or something.

I need one that meets the following requirements:

1. 2 RJ-45 JACKS (and if they're gigabit, that's great)
2. That plugs directly into the mains. (no transformers or cables)
3. That has a 230V outlet (ac pass through plug IS CALLED)
4. That is WIFI 2.4 and 5ghz

Bloody hell, is that too much to ask?

[Fassou]

If it exists, of course it will be within a very high range and the price will be prohibitive.

Think that the functionality you want, you have it by putting a cheap switch connected to the RJ45 socket, and from this would come out the mouth to the WiFi plug and would serve the rest of the devices you want.

But also you want it to be one of those that don't make you lose the plug, which are not that many either.

I don't know, I hope you find it.

Salu2!

[Fassou]

If you like different things, know that there are also things like these:

It does not occupy power sockets

Salu2!

[whoololon]

If the only problem is that it has a power outlet, the rest is not a problem.

With dual gigabit ports and dual band, as long as it has a power outlet, you have to go for PLC as Sylver and cobito already mentioned.

The rest always have something wrong, either they only have one RJ45 port, or they don't have a power outlet, or they don't have dual band... or all of the above.

Surely some little-known manufacturer has a model that meets all the requirements, with my few resources, the closest I've been able to get is this.

Link + Link

[Dixman]

@whoololon said in I need a wifi access point that also acts as a switch:

If the only problem is that it has a power outlet, the rest is not a problem.

With dual gigabit ports and dual band, that has a power outlet, you have to go for the PLC as Sylver and cobito already mentioned.

The rest always has something wrong, either it only has one RJ45 port, or it doesn't have a power outlet, or it doesn't have dual band... or all of the above.

Surely some little-known manufacturer has a model that meets all the requirements, with my few resources, the closest I've been able to get is this.

Link + Link

Yes, the extender model you present I had already seen and it was one of the options. If I can't find one with a power outlet I'll have to adapt to what's available. Thanks to everyone for your contributions.